
Hell Town
Channel NBC · Starring Whitman Mayo, Vonetta McGee, Jeff Corey
Hell Town is an American drama series that aired on NBC from September 4, 1985 to December 25, 1985. The series features former Baretta star Robert Blake.
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Episodes
- Episode 1: 1. Let My Jenny GoSeptember 11, 1985 · 60 minFather Hardstep Rivers attempst to save Jennie, a young prostitute from a fate worse than death. Jennie doesn’t know that her pimp Ric (George Chakiris) is really her father, or that her mother Sara (Bibi Besch) is doing time in the pen. Hardstep tries to affect a miracle by having the former lovers meet at the church altar. He gets Sara out of the pen on a pass, then watches as the woman implores Ric to free their daughter from sexual bondage. Even the resident wino could have seen what was coming. Not Hardstep. Eric refuses the mother’s request, and she murders him in cold blood with a knife.
- Episode 2: 2. The People vs. Willie the GoatSeptember 18, 1985 · 60 min
- Episode 3: 3. Fast LouieSeptember 25, 1985 · 60 minFather Hardstep loses his cool when an old con man shows up and tells the orphans he’s the priest's real father.
- Episode 4: 4. Hell Town Goes Bananas (1)October 2, 1985 · 60 min
- Episode 5: 5. Hell Town Goes Bananas (2)October 2, 1985 · 60 min
- Episode 6: 6. I Will AbideOctober 23, 1985 · 60 minA veteran pimp returns to Hell Town and resumes his old ways, prompting Hardstep to push a disillusioned cop (Guy Stockwell) into action.
Show 9 more episodes
- Episode 7: 7. Stumpy BoyOctober 30, 1985 · 60 min
- Episode 8: 8. Lords of WarNovember 6, 1985 · 60 min
- Episode 9: 9. The One Called DaisyNovember 13, 1985 · 60 minSister Daisy is brutally attacked and raped and subsequently discovers she is pregnant, and it is now Father Hardstep's difficult work to support her in the agonizing decision whether to keep the baby.
- Episode 10: 10. Love and Four CornersNovember 20, 1985 · 60 minFather Hardstep deals with a group of women who threaten to leave their husbands blaming a corner bar where the men are accused of not only drinking too much but losing their money gambling.
- Episode 11: 11. My Girlfriend Annie and the Legacy of Annie TurnerNovember 27, 1985 · 60 min
- Episode 12: 12. A Wedding in Hell Town (a.k.a. A Simple Wedding)December 4, 1985 · 60 minTown’ Father Hardstep has his hands full when Kathy, former Hell Town resident, marries David, son of Beverly Hills socialites. Problems arise when Kathy's father, Phil, out on leave from jail, wants to skip out to settle an old score, and David's father is an embarrassment with his snobbish behavior.
- Episode 13: 13. The Rat Man Cometh (a.k.a. Poor No More)December 11, 1985 · 60 minFather Hardstep saves a young girl, Meg, from a life on the Sets and pornography films, only to discover she is further harassed by a faceless corporation terorizing tenants in her newfound home and life.
- Episode 14: 14. The Last Kiss (a.k.a. Judas Goat, a.k.a. Hidden Splendor)December 18, 1985 · 60 min
- Episode 15: 15. One BallDecember 25, 1985 · 60 min
Images
Credits
- Whitman MayoOne Ball · 15 episodes
- Vonetta McGeeSister Indigo · 15 episodes
- Jeff CoreyLawyer Sam · 15 episodes
- Tony LongoStump · 15 episodes
- Robert BlakeFather Noah 'Hardstep' Rivers · 15 episodes
- Eddie QuillanPoco Loco · 15 episodes
- Ernest PintoffDirector · 3 episodes
Film and series details
- EPISODE LENGTH
- 60 minutes
- FIRST AIRED
- September 11, 1985
- LAST AIRED
- December 25, 1985
- PRODUCTION COMPANIES
- Columbia Pictures Television, Micky Productions
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